Structural Deficit
What does this mean?
Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.
The Path Forward
The Truth-Teller
Forces necessary, painful cuts to preserve the core. It demands that the organization stop borrowing from its future and align its current programmatic output with actual sustainable revenue.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2022 | — | — | 8.7% | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 19.7% | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 10.4% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 17.2% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 14.9% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED MCCLURE | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOE MARCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| RON SASINE | Board President | — | ||
| JIM LEFEVRE | Board President | — | ||
| DEBBIE ALSUP | Secretary | — | ||
| ALIX BARRETT | Board Member | — | ||
| RUSTY TURNER | Board President | — | ||
| AMY JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| FARRIS BERGANT | Board Member | — | ||
| SOL KIM | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED MCCLURE | Artistic Director | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| JOE MARCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| RON SASINE | Board President | — | ||
| JIM LEFEVRE | Board President | — | ||
| DEBBIE ALSUP | Secretary | — | ||
| ALIX BARRETT | Board Member | — | ||
| RUSTY TURNER | Board President | — | ||
| AMY JOHNSON | Board President | — | ||
| AMY HARRIS | Board President | — | ||
| FARRIS BERGANT | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH FARMER | Executive Director | 9.0% of Rev | ||
| ED MCCLURE | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOE MARCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| RON SASINE | Board President | — | ||
| JEFF DUNN | Board President | — | ||
| SHEY BLAND | Secretary | — | ||
| DAVID GAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MILLE DAVIS ALDERMAN | Board President | — | ||
| JIM LEFEVRE | Board President | — | ||
| DEBBIE ALSUP | Board Member | — | ||
| KRIS ISHAM | Board President | — | ||
| RON HAYES | Board Member | — | ||
| SAMANTHA HERRERA | Board Member | — | ||
| CONNIE JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| JENELLA SHELTON | Board Member | — | ||
| ALIX BARRETT | Board Member | — | ||
| BROCK SHOWALTER | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH FARMER | Executive Director | 13.7% of Rev | ||
| ED MCCLURE | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOE MARCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| RON SASINE | Board President | — | ||
| JEFF DUNN | Board President | — | ||
| SHEY BLAND | Secretary | — | ||
| DAVID GAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MILLE DAVIS ALDERMAN | Board President | — | ||
| JIM LEFEVRE | Board President | — | ||
| DEBBIE ALSUP | Board Member | — | ||
| KRIS ISHAM | Board President | — | ||
| RON HAYES | Board Member | — | ||
| KATIE SCHIFANO | Board Member | — | ||
| SAMANTHA HERRERA | Board Member | — | ||
| CONNIE JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| JENELLA SHELTON | Board Member | — | ||
| ALIX BARRETT | Board Member | — | ||
| BROCK SHOWALTER | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 34 other orgs in AR with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 30 points below the peer median (0 vs. 30).
5-year trend: Structural Deficit
Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
- Financial resilience score in the bottom quartile — reserves and liabilities ratios warrant review.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.